🟧 Orange-brown color 🫚 Tastes like ginger

gingery

4.9

A bright orange-brown color like some hair or fur

adjective
/ˈdʒɪndʒəri/

: pelirrojo

It's way too warm and warm for a blonde except if you're like darker haired or more gingery than me.

Wasn't his hair before just like straight down sort of gingery colour or was it not ginger anymore?

Examples

His gingery fur shone brightly in the sunlight.
Wasn't his hair before just like straight down sort of gingery colour or was it not ginger anymore?

The Useless Hotline Podcast
There he was, gathering up his duffel bag, shrugging on an overcoat that looked too large for him, and with a practiced gesture flicking his gingery-gray hair over his collar.

Fiction book (2001)
The little girl with gingery hair stood out in the crowd.
The dog's gingery coat made it look like a fluffy little lion.

Synonyms

orange

vsgingery

577 1.0

Having the color between red and yellow like ripe citrus fruit

is browner and less vivid showing clear brown mixed in

reddish

vsgingery

33 1.0

Having a slightly red color

is stronger and more orange brown rather than only slightly red

redheaded

vsgingery

15 1.6

A person who has red hair and often fair skin

is a colour term focusing on orange brown rather than general red hair

chestnut

vsgingery

6 4.0

Having a deep reddish-brown color

is more orange and less purely golden brown in tone

ginger

vsgingery

5 1.5

Having bright orange-brown hair or fur

is the same bright orange brown shade described more generally

tangerine

vsgingery

4 2.3

A reddish orange color like the skin of a ripe fruit

is browner and less purely vivid orange than this fruit orange

coppery

vsgingery

3 4.9

A reddish-brown color like copper

is less metallic and shows clearer orange brown instead

reddish-brown

vsgingery

3 2.1

A brown color with a hint of red

leans more orange brown and brighter than this redder brown

orangey

vsgingery

Informal

2 3.6

A little like the color orange

is more clearly orange brown and richer than slightly orange hues

red-brown

vsgingery

1 1.0

A brown color with a touch of red

is brighter and more orange than this generally brown tint

chestnut-brown

vsgingery

1 2.9

A brown color with a little red that often appears in hair or feathers

is brighter and more orange rather than mainly reddish brown

chestnut-colored

vsgingery

1 3.4

A warm reddish brown like the coat of some horses

contains more orange brightness and less deep brown richness

orange-colored

vsgingery

1 1.0

Having the color of a ripe orange

is more brown and less purely vivid orange in appearance

orangish

vsgingery

1 4.0

A color that looks a little like orange between red and yellow

is browner and shows a stronger orange brown mix

auburn

vsgingery

1 4.4

Hair or fur that has a warm red-brown color

is more orange and less softly red brown than that shade

reddish brown

vsgingery

1 2.5

A brown color with a slight red tint

is more orange and less dominated by red tints

liver-colored

vsgingery

1 6.5

A reddish-brown color like the fur of some dogs

is lighter and more orange than this deep red brown

orange-brown

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1 2.7

A brown color with a touch of orange

is brighter and more distinctly orange brown than this brownish tint

cinnamon-colored

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1 3.2

A light brown with a little red like cinnamon

is more orange brown and brighter than this spice brown

carroty

vsgingery

7.0

A bright orange color like a carrot often used to describe hair

is more brownish and less purely vivid orange

titian

vsgingery

8.1

A reddish-brown hair color like copper

is brighter and more orange than this darker reddish brown

reddish-orange

vsgingery

2.3

A color like orange with a little red

is browner and less purely orange than this redder orange

reddish orange

vsgingery

1.6

An orange color that looks more red than yellow

is more brownish and shows a clearer orange brown mix

orangish-red

vsgingery

3.8

A red color that looks partly orange

is browner and less red, showing more orange brown balance

orange-hued

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3.6

Having the color of a ripe orange

is more brownish and mixes orange with brown more clearly

brownish-orange

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2.4

A light brown color with orange tones

is deeper and more vividly orange brown than this lighter mix

flame-orange

vsgingery

3.8

A bright orange color with a red tone like fire

is less fiery and mixes orange with brown more evenly

orange red

vsgingery

1.6

A bright red color with a strong orange tone

is more brown and less strongly red in overall colour

How Orange

orange

577 1.0

gingery

4.9

auburn

64 3.9

reddish

33 1.0

Surface Forms

gingery positive

Morphology

gingery = ginger (semi-transparent) = ginger + y

Formed from 'ginger' meaning a reddish-brown colour + '-y', but many learners know 'ginger' primarily as the spice, so the color sense may not be fully obvious to everyone.

Etymology

Gingery comes from the spice ginger plus the ending -y, so it means 'like ginger'. Because ginger and ginger hair are a warm orange-brown, gingery describes a bright orange-brown color.